Chhattisgarh to host final round of Men's Hockey World League

Raipur: The final round of the Men's Hockey World League will be held here from November 28 to December 6, 2015. All the 24 matches will be played at Raipur's AstroTurf ground in Science College campus, a state government official said.

The decision in this regard was taken during a meeting of state government officials and Hockey India Federation. The meeting was chaired by Chief Minister Raman Singh.

"Hockey is quite popular in Chhattisgarh and it has given many national-international hockey players. To keep up this tradition of glory, as many national-international tournaments as possible should be organised," the CM was quoted as saying in an official release.

He directed the public works department and sports department in particular to chalk out action plan and to make necessary arrangements for the event.

At the meeting, President, Hockey India Federation Narendra Batra gave a presentation on activities and achievements of the federation.